- Graphic Novels
- Ages 4–8
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Tiny Fox and Great Boar: Dawn
Book 3 in Tiny Fox and Great BoarView the full series
In the final Tiny Fox and Great Boar book, the two friends befriend a mayfly in the wetlands, and when its brief life ends, Fox must learn from Boar how to be brave and stay hopeful. A tender, watercolour introduction to loss and the comfort of a friend beside you.
- Best for4–8
- FormatGraphic
- Length64 pp
- Read aloud~30 min
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The vibe
What it’s like.
Tone
- Gentle
- Heartwarming
- Bittersweet
- Melancholic
- Warm
Themes
Experience meters
What’s it about?
The story.
Tiny Fox and Great Boar have played and explored their way from deep forests to the shining seaside, and now they turn towards the marshy wetlands. There they meet a young mayfly and quickly fall into easy friendship, but a mayfly's life is fleeting, and when their new friend's time is unexpectedly cut short, Fox and Boar are left with a true, aching sadness. For Fox the loss feels almost too heavy to carry, until Boar, steady at his side, shows him how to be brave and to stay hopeful for the adventures still to come. In this final volume of her acclaimed series, Berenika Kołomycka uses luminous, spare watercolours to hold a very big feeling gently: that losing someone we love is part of life, and that grief is more bearable when it is shared. Quietly profound and deeply comforting, it is a beautiful first conversation about mortality for young readers.
Fit check
Right for your child?
Where it lands by age
A near-wordless comic that reads aloud from around 4 and suits independent readers of 5-8. Because it deals gently but directly with a friend's death and grief, it is best shared with a grown-up nearby, especially for more sensitive children; the handling is calm, hopeful and never frightening.
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- Best fit · 4–8
- Read aloud · 4–8
- Independent · 5–8
Prose load
Minimal
Visual support
Very high
Reluctant-reader friendly
Very
Read-aloud quality
Strong
Works well for
- Reading aloud
- Bedtime
- Gift-buying
- Reluctant readers
Preview before sharing if a child is sensitive to: death of character, grief.
Bedtime suitability
4 / 5 · Bedtime-friendly
Sensitive-child
3 / 5 · Mostly fine
Graphic intensity
1 / 5 · None
Best for
- Talking about loss
- New to comics
- Animal lovers
- Quiet stories
- Emotional literacy
Avoid if
- Wants fast action
- Avoiding sad themes
Particularly good for children who are…
- Bereavement
- Making friends
Why it lands
Why they love it.
Why kids love it
Fox and Boar make friends with a mayfly in the wetlands, and it's sad but comforting when they have to say goodbye. Fox feels like the sadness is too big, and having Boar right beside him, being brave together, shows that hard feelings are easier when a good friend stays close.
- Friendship and belonging
- Cosy safety
- Adventure and freedom
Why parents love it
This closing volume handles grief with rare tenderness: a mayfly's short life becomes a soft, honest way to talk about death and staying hopeful. Kołomycka's luminous watercolours carry the weight, making it a genuinely useful, un-frightening conversation starter and a keepsake-quality gift.
- Beautiful illustrations
- Indie gem discovery
- Conversation starter
- Quick to read
In the series
Tiny Fox and Great Boar.
3 books · open the series →
About the author & illustrator
Berenika Kołomycka.
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